New Female Dwarf Model on Warlords of Draenor Site

We've seen images of the new Female Dwarf model already at BlizzCon, but a 3D version was just added to the official Warlords of Draenor page.

Blizzard

We’ve updated the model viewer on our website with a look at one of the revised characters you’ll see in Azeroth and beyond with Warlords of Draenor. Meet the new and improved female Dwarf.

It was a challenge for our character artists to find a balance between the classic female dwarf model and the expressiveness of her fluid new animations, but we think the updated model says “descended from unyielding stone” as much as “griffon-riding, ale-swilling, loud-living hero.”

We’ll continue to unearth more of Draenor and the shiny visuals coming to World of Warcraft around the release of Warlords. Keep your magnifiers and spectacles ready!

Comments

Comment by Hairband

on 2014-02-22T15:56:30-06:00

Sorry, it doesn't work for me here. First, there was always in these posts a Before and After so you could see the similarities, and would see the face or body in the Before and After pictures. You could always see the origin or prototype as one of our well loved female orcs, humans, etc. But here, you can't see the old dwarf in the new. You have no clue which "face" this is supposed to be, and there is obviously no body Before and After. As far as I'm concerned the new ones have lost their stoutness and strength and now look a bit more like a gnome with a leaner body.

I want to see the essense of the old dwarf in every new dwarf and this just fails so bad. I don't know what the face is (which wowed me personally in the Human and Orc female models, that the essence was there) and the body is not a dwarf female's stout, strong body and just looks like any other race. At least the Dwarves NOW look distinctive.

Comment by Johalon

on 2014-02-23T01:53:30-06:00

I'm hoping the Dwarf Female is posed in a revamp of the character creation screen. I am delighted with the changes. The model is posed outdoors in "natural" lighting instead of tinted mood lighting. She takes up a larger percentage of the screen rather than being a miniscule figure overwhelmed by a faction-based background. Better still, the toon is posed in Blizzard regulation undies so you are able to see the skin and get a better idea of skin tone selection. I wonder what that button is at the bottom of the screen? The button just to the left of the rotate figure button. Is it a toggle to add armor or remove the armor? That would be great.

Comment by Johalon

on 2014-02-23T02:44:54-06:00

Hairband, I'm sorry to disagree, but I play a dwarf female and in my view the revamp is true to the original, the same broad hips, thunder thighs, and thick waist. She has the same build. Perhaps she looks less like a boulder to you because of the animations. The increased range of motion gives the impression she is now lithe and limber, but she is not any leaner. I wish we had a rear view though. The original never had a pair of buttocks like an anatomically correct biped. Instead she had a single round bowling ball in the seat of her pants. The features look true to the original except the eyes seem much larger. The face is greatly improved over the original which seemed never to have a distinct racial quality, just a few features collected onto a round head. They even got rid of the chisel chin. The only thing that disturbs me is the facial expressions. My dwarf never had any expressions so I thought of her as sedate and serious. Seeing the dwarf female obtain an actual personality is a shock. I hope some of the expressions will be very much female so she is not become just a male dwarf with breasts.

Comment by VeoRever

on 2014-02-23T03:34:18-06:00

I feel the same way. In my opinion, I believe her eyes are a tad too large.

Comment by Marmodre

on 2014-02-23T11:03:51-06:00

The story goes: "Female dwarves dwarves have got beard."seen the Hobbit - Desolation of Smaug? One of the finest examples of that myth is shown when we see Gloin's wife and son(Gimli) in a small picture. Both have beards.

Comment by in3dguy

on 2014-02-23T11:38:13-06:00

That's what I've been saying. lol

Comment by JMUnleahed

on 2014-02-23T13:03:24-06:00

cool

Comment by Slute

on 2014-02-23T13:41:17-06:00

I don't like this one as much as the female orc. This one just seems.. off. Not sure why though.

Comment by Nebet

on 2014-02-23T20:21:14-06:00

I don't think they captured the "essence" of the dwarf female as well as they did with the other models. Orc female was bang on, gnome female was an awesome ball of adorableness, but the dwarf female just looks ... off from her original model. Can't put my finger on why.

I agree with you, and I think it's her proportions. She isn't stocky enough, and the head-to-shoulders ratio is way off. Dwarves in the game currently are quite solid-looking, with a dramatic hip-to-waist-to-ribs ratio and big legs, broad shoulders, and a pretty serious lumbar curve. This dwarf model looks a little closer to a gnome, to be honest, what with the too-big eyes and the too-big head and the too-small shoulders and butt...

Now I feel a little gross for breaking down a body into "cuts of meat" that way, but as a person who has identified as "an IRL 5'6" dwarf" for years and years, I'm somewhat annoyed about the lack of fidelity. This is the only one I've been disappointed in so far, too...

Comment by Ping

on 2014-02-24T16:06:31-06:00

I love all of the new models so far, but for me I think this one is the "furthest" from the vanilla model, if that makes sense. When I look at all of the others I can clearly see which vanilla model they are based on and on the whole they all capture the essence of the original while just upgrading the quality slightly.

For this one, it looks to me like a whole different face. For some reason, the face doesn't seem to fit with the body and doesn't match up with any of the current female dwarfs I have. For every other character I have, so far I would be 100% happy with accepting the upgraded model and still feeling like I had the same character, but for this one I think perhaps something has been lost from the original.

Maybe if I saw the comparison of old vs. new (and without expressions) it would look more like what I was expecting.

Overall I have no complaints, I think all of the updated models so far look seriously awesome, just this one for me seems to not fit as well with the original.

Comment by Kaelgan

on 2014-02-24T16:22:49-06:00

When did blizz hire Disney artists?

Even better, check out the updated gnome female expressions or Garrosh's facial animation during the 5.4 patch cinematic.

(I always considered that Anduin's theme thanks to his Dwarf Paladin nanny in the Cataclysm book, guess it's not applicable anymore)

Comment by Throthgar29

on 2014-02-26T20:41:38-06:00

It's an improvement, but I think the head / neck are a little too big, as are the teeth and eyes. Above the chest she just seems a little gangly, or as others have said, gnome-esque. Not too close to the original.I hope they aren't quite finished!

Comment by Mentala

on 2014-02-27T12:57:50-06:00

Dwarves will be my main... : ) ( as ally )

Comment by Mahotah

on 2014-03-01T01:01:05-06:00

It's just as horrifying as I imagined... Perfect!

Comment by amerskos

on 2014-03-02T10:56:32-06:00

I really wish I could say that this is awesome but I just can't. My main is a female dwarf and there's absolutely nothing in the new model that looks like the old one, in my opinion. :/

Comment by anolan

on 2014-03-03T15:49:39-06:00

dungeons & dragons: Elwood: The problem with elves is they ain't got no meat on their bones. You gotta get yourself a nice 250 pound dwarf, with hair on her chin you can hang on to!